flowers for Mommy

flowers for her anniversary

flowers for Mommy...

and chocolate for me!

Happy Dance!

I got my table!  Yay, Craigslist!

It's not in my house yet.  Tomorrow we go pick it up.

Let's Get Down!

Hello, my name is HopiQ, and I have issues...

But for the record, my nine-year-old son gave his blessing to my silliness.  

This is his suitcase all packed and ready to go to camp.  And those ziplocs?  Those hold each day's outfit and undergarments.

I love it!

I was inspired by Small Notebook's packing ideas.  It may seem silly to some, but it is going to keep that suitcase from becoming a jumbled mess and make it easy to grab an outfit.  

At least, what I would consider an outfit.

P.S.  I also marked every single item in that suitcase with my son's name.  The camp counselors kiss my feet for this.  Here's hoping that what goes to camp comes back home from camp.

I Won! I Won!

Earlier this week, the Nester had a super duper day of giveaways, and what do you know?  I won something!  

If you don't know the Nester yet, for the love of your furniture and your walls and your windows, get over to her site and start up the inspiration!

She is also the one who made my sweet red and black tassel.

So...what did I win?  I got to pick out some jewelry from Lisa Leonard Designs!!!  How fun is that?  Of course I had to choose something that was customized because I just love that kind of thing.  Lisa has quite a lot of choices, so if you are looking for a unique gift, check out her designs.  Here's what I picked:

{My Summer Reading}

reserved at the library

reserved at the library

started

started

started

finished

finished

finished

finished

I'm certainly enjoying more fiction these days.  With the exception of Pajama School, these are all library books, but I want to purchase When Children Love to Learn.  What an inspiring read!   It is the kind of book I want to continually reference, underline and jot notes in the margins.

So....What is on your reading list this summer?

Excuse the mess.

My template host is having difficulties.  In hopes that it is temporary, I am retaining my current template for a while longer since I just changed it, and I was really liking my new look.  

VBS Week

chalk talks

bounce house

egg run
that's my girl
that's my boy
theme: the cross of Jesus

Copycat...

...or bird?  

Fabulous Tricia was the inspiration behind these.   Hers are painted.   Mine are Googled bird silhouette images, cut from black construction paper, adhered with masking tape.  

Seen In My Kitchen

I Won! I Won!

Thank you, Homeschool Bliss.  

(Don't you just love the cover?)